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April 20, 2021
9:00AM - 5:00PM

Understanding Today's New Home Buyer

via NAHB

This course will explore the dynamics of personalities, generations, cultures, and their relationship to today’s home buyer. Why, where, and how are they making their home buying decisions? How are home buyers affected by global, national and local events, trends, and cultures? Can the new home sales professional be an expert on these aspects? The course will examine how different buyer profiles choose to look for new homes all the way to making their home buying decision. We will also investigate what to do and what not to do, in addition to other suggested techniques for selling to today’s home buyer. Lastly, the course will review best practices for marketing, advertising, merchandising, and modes of communication.

Participants in this course will be able to:

• Learn about today’s new home buyers: Who are they? What are they looking for? How are they looking? In this course you will discuss the ever-changing demographics of new home buyers.
   
• In addition to the questions of who and what, you will examine the differences between generations and how age shapes  home buying preferences.
   
• Through this course you will demonstrate helpful tips on how to market and sell to each different generation.
   
• In addition to generational differences there are also abundant cultural differences in today’s home buyers. You will differentiate the wants and needs of new home buyers from various cultures.
   
• Different generations, cultures and needs demand unique features in their homes. In this course, you will identify the design style and color preferences in today’s new home buyer market.

Instructor: Christy Beck, MIRM, Division Manager, Caruso Homes, North Carolina;  Required for NAHB Designations: CSP; Elective for NAHB Designations: CGA

NAHB Continuing Education: 6 hours for the following 12 designations: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGP, CGR, CMP, CSP, GMB, GMR, Master CGP, Master CSP, MIRM.

Important Registration Details:

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Cancellation and Refund Policy: Registration is open until 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT) on Monday, April 19. Cancellations will also be accepted until 3 p.m.  ET (12 p.m. PT) on Monday April 19. After that date, a $50 cancellation fee will be charged per cancellation. Cancellation requests must be submitted via email to education@nahb.org.

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